The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-18

violent talk. The warlike feeling ran high, as it
always docs in n crowd who never heard gun
nred In anger. and expect others to 60 to the
front to do their fighting Among other schemes
1t was proposed TO raise an army OF citizens to
straiehten out matters at once, and of course.
1t was expected that some OF us fellows who had
been where it was mighty hard the eyes
should lead off, The talk did not suit me at all.
| did not hesitate TO express my dissent. MS had
10 special sympathy or violent love for railroad
corporations and m engagements, and was severe
ly frowned upon. AS there was much talk
about suppressing mob, which, by the by, only
existed in the minds of people who were inter
ested in railroads or had their pockets stuffed
full with deadhead passes. took the liberty of
saying that il there WAS really q
mob, which / doubted, it was not
the part of wisdom to raise
another armed mob of citizens in the pretended
interest OF law and order, and start out TO raise
Cain; that every man Of the citizens mob who,
without authority of law, would attempt to sup
press the other mob would be, in case Of any one
being killed. charged with murder and subject
to endless annoyances; that /, for one would not
take any part in any such proceeding; that
would not lend myself to any such maneuvsrs.
as knew from experience that excited people
with guns in their hands are very dangerous;
that ii the authorities believed that emergen
cy existed lustifyinE the use OF an armed force
to maintain the peace there was a lawful way of
accomplishing it: that when the militia was
called out by the proper authorities l would turn
out ana do my duty, otherwise | would not
bulge. l was vigorously abused for my senti
ments by many of my friends, and the papers
were anything but complimentary about the po-
sition took. The valiant editors, and no doubt
the Sentinel among them. wanted to wade in
gore nothing less would appease them. But
wiser counsel prevailed self-constituted com
mittee of safety met in Judge Greshams room
in the postoffcc building. Governor Williams
met with the committee, and the result OF their
deliberations was to call out the militia and is
sue commissions to officers, authorizing them to
raise companies for the emercencv-that is the
way the commissions read. To General Harri
son and others. among them myself,
we raised companies. We didn't
do anything except GO to the trouble OF gathering
a lot OF the most wonderful soldiers that were
ever SEEM because there was nothing to be done;
we pranced around vigorourly for day two,
when we were happily relieved by detachment
covered with glory, and suffering with bad colds
contracted from exposure in the line OF duty.
''All this stuff the Sentinel howls about is bosh
from beginning to end, got mp to order, for the
occasion. saw much of General Harrison dur
ring those days, and to ascribe to him such
tlan of the vilest character, which no man of
sense can be induced TO believe. There is not
word Of truth in it. One thing is certain, that
neither General Harrison any of us, would
have raised hand, if Governor Williams had
not issued his commissions. None of US
solicited appointments from him, aud il any one
OF us would have refused to serve upon the Gov
ernors command we would neverhav heard the
aStof it, 1t is nice state of affairs. if men are
to be abused for doing their duty when called
upon by the lawful authorities. Fortunately.
that opinion is only prevalent in newspaper of
fees as a last resource to make political clap
trap. No man of sense believes in any such
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